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The top three five jumbo originators in 2Q24: Chase, Bank of America, U.S. Bank, UWM and Wells Fargo...

Originations of non-agency jumbo mortgages increased by nearly 60% on a sequential basis in the second quarter. (Includes data table.)

AOMR recently issued $50 million of senior unsecured notes to help replenish its stock of non-QM loans for securitization.

The real estate mortgage trust is ramping up its acquisitions of residential transition loans in hopes of building a steady pipeline of rated RTL MBS deals in the coming quarters.

Chase remained the top servicer of jumbo loans in the first quarter, according to a new ranking and analysis by Inside Nonconforming Markets. (Includes data table.)

The first non-QM MBS issued by Ellington Financial in more than 14 months helped boost earnings in the second quarter.

The real estate investment trust increased its profits in the second quarter with help from new non-agency securitizations.

The sale of agency-eligible loans into non-agency MBS helped AG Mortgage stay in the black heading into the third quarter.

While profits at the business-purpose lender declined in the second quarter, executives at the nonbank are optimistic about growth.